Don't forget Mothers Day is next weekend 5-13

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

Just a reminder, don't forget your mom, or your wife who is a mom.

I am not sure what I will do for my mother!

Any suggestions? What do you do for yours or your wife?

[Hermione]

If I had a suggestion, I would selfishly keep it to myself! Baby Bro jumped on the only thing Mom said she wanted (a Bill O'Reilly book) and I'm clueless. She really doesn't need anything. (It's nice to be able to say that, it wasn't true for lots of years.)

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

I know my mom wants nothing but she did mention some pottery planting pots she wanted.

[XC9]

Flowers from Southland Florist is always a great idea. It's time for me to go to work at my permanent part-time job next week. I work this job about 7 or 8 days a year. What a good job I have. Flowers say it all.

[Baloo]

Hermione, is your Mom in a place where she could have a new rose bush? Would she like something like that... I try to get a new flowering for my Mom and Grandmother and cut flowers for my other Grandmother every year...

[firefly]

Y'all be good to yout Mothers & enjoy them while they are with you on this earth. My Mama went to Heaven to be with our Lord Jesus 5 years ago & my Daddy joined her on the 11th of April.

[Baloo]

Thanks for reminding us to not take our parents for granted firefly... I am blessed to still have both parents and three grandparents living... I am worried about my mother this year though... She has just found out in the last couple of weeks that she has an aortic aneurysm and 4 leaking heart valves and needs major surgery immediately. They haven't scheduled a date yet, but it could be early next week.

[eyescene]

Y'all be good to yout Mothers & enjoy them while they are with you on this earth. My Mama went to Heaven to be with our Lord Jesus 5 years ago & my Daddy joined her on the 11th of April.

I know too cause my Mother passed in 1985 and my Dad passed last Sept.

Also this Mothers day we are going to a dance recital for my oldest granddaughter. Can you believe they would schedule a recital on Mothers Day?? Geesh, that going to make it hard for my other children. But I wouldn't miss it for any holiday. :-D Just love them grand girls!!!

[jmb]

Y'all be good to yout Mothers & enjoy them while they are with you on this earth. My Mama went to Heaven to be with our Lord Jesus 5 years ago & my Daddy joined her on the 11th of April.

Thanks for reminding us to not take our parents for granted firefly... I am blessed to still have both parents and three grandparents living... I am worried about my mother this year though... She has just found out in the last couple of weeks that she has an aortic aneurysm and 4 leaking heart valves and needs major surgery immediately. They haven't scheduled a date yet, but it could be early next week.

I lost both of my parents in 2004 so Mother's Day and Father's Day both are a bit sad for me. I am fortunate to have a wonderful elderly lady that lives behind us; we've been neighbors for over 20 years and I always buy her a hanging basket of flowers each Mother's Day.

Baloo, I'll be thinking of your mother and will keep her in my prayers. Please let us know how her surgery goes.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Y'all be good to yout Mothers & enjoy them while they are with you on this earth. My Mama went to Heaven to be with our Lord Jesus 5 years ago & my Daddy joined her on the 11th of April.


firefly, I second that suggestion...my mom passed away in 1999.. about three weeks before mothers day...it always makes me soooo sad.

For those who still have their moms with them, make sure you give her a good hug and tell her you love her if nothing else. I know most people don't do that nearly enuf...although I did that often I still regret I didn't do it more. There are alot of things in this world you can get again and again but your mom (or dad) isn't one of them.

[EricStratton]

Dang...I was going to write something funny about my momma on here, but y'all got me all choked up.

I'll get my mom whatever she wants. She deserves it after putting up with me all these years. Just imagine what I was like before I became all grown up and mature like I am now.

I used to get my mom a real gift and a, sort of, gag gift. (Haven't done this in several years). One time, when I was in high school or college, I bought her a picture frame that said "I love my Mommy" around the edges, and I put a picture of me spitting tobacco into a spit bottle in it. She didn't find it all that amusing, but she still has it. A mother's love is definitely unconditional!

[Monkey]

As I have gotten older my mom has become my absolute best friend. She and I talk everyday. She is the most special person in my life.

Eric, I know what you mean about giving her something funny. I'm the oldest of three girls and I was always the one in charge of picking out the card. One year I picked a card with a donkey on the front that said "Happy Mother's Day" inside it said "from your smart ass kids!". If you ask my mom about it, it's still one of the most memorable (not necessarily her favorite BUT memorable) cards!

I haven't quite decided what I'm going to get her this year.

[EricStratton]

As I have gotten older my mom has become my absolute best friend. She and I talk everyday. She is the most special person in my life.

Eric, I know what you mean about giving her something funny. I'm the oldest of three girls and I was always the one in charge of picking out the card. One year I picked a card with a donkey on the front that said "Happy Mother's Day" inside it said "from your smart ass kids!". If you ask my mom about it, it's still one of the most memorable (not necessarily her favorite BUT memorable) cards!

I haven't quite decided what I'm going to get her this year.

Oh yes. The cards. My sisters used to say I was a "Kiss Ass" because they would get my mom some funny card like that and I would buy some sappy card and write a sweet, little note in it which would make my Mom cry. (My mom cries at TV commericals and anything semi-sentimental) Guess that's why I remain the favorite!:smt118

[dream member]

haha...that's awesome! I'm not sure what to get my mom...I'm going to eventually buy her an lcd tv...when I save the money up...HAHAHA! That's a looooooong way away unless I put it on the creditcard! But we also get a good price at work! :)

For now...geeeeeeeez! I don't know what to get her!! She doesn't do jewelry. She's moving out of the house and into an apt...hmmm. I'd give her all the money in the world if I could!!

[58ford]

What mom get for Mother's day will depend on how much I win (or lose) on the Kentucky Derby & how much I drink on Cinco De Mayo.

[fuzzis]

Oh yes. The cards. My sisters used to say I was a "Kiss Ass" because they would get my mom some funny card like that and I would buy some sappy card and write a sweet, little note in it which would make my Mom cry. (My mom cries at TV commericals and anything semi-sentimental) Guess that's why I remain the favorite!:smt118

Well...you *were* the favorite. I think the production of a grandbaby might have knocked you temporarily out of the running. :smt118

[big john]

check this

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5623350
the ring,necklace,flowers and card would be nice huh?
don't make fun of me i' po.

[EricStratton]

Well...you *were* the favorite. I think the production of a grandbaby might have knocked you temporarily out of the running. :smt118

Don't underestimate my charm and charisma, fuzzi. :)

[amanda]

LOL! My mom has asked that my brother and I go in together and buy her two LCD lights for her portico lights. :) Strange request for a gift, but they are 40.00 a piece so, hello. I've ordered them for her but now I'll have to find a sappy thing to give her too. Can't see buying her just light bulbs for Mother's Day.

I'm still asking for a Garmin or a taser. :)

[fuzzis]

My Sner said all she wanted was the CD I said I'd burn her a long time ago. I figure, though, that tomorrow while I'm in Ocean Springs, I'll poke around and see if I can't find her something else. Maybe a little something from the Walter Anderson museum. Gotta get something for the GrandSner, too, although I'm inclined to say that the visit I'll be making the following weekend (complete with the yard and house work I'll be doing, in addition to taking her to lunch and dinner on that Saturday) will be enough for that. Definitely gotta get them cards. AND I have to find something for the MS Mom, too.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Most moms would just be happy hearing their childs voice, getting a hug and a nice card....at least it is something! I know children who won't even give their moms hardly so much as the time of day....THAT has to hurt!

Kids don't realize how sentimental most moms are....after my mom passed away, I was going thru her things and found cards (birthday, mothers day, Christmas etc. etc.) she had saved from when I was in elementary school, letters I had written her telling her how much I loved her, etc. How many other people do you think would hang on to what is essentially non-sense junk for so many years? I have done the same with stuff my son has given me...to me it is as valuable as gold!

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

I think I would be happy on Mothers Day spending time with my kids and husband whom I love dearly. I also would like to spend time with my mom and my husband need to spend time with him mom as well. I just don't know how to split it up.

[jmb]

Most moms would just be happy hearing their childs voice, getting a hug and a nice card....at least it is something! I know children who won't even give their moms hardly so much as the time of day....THAT has to hurt!

Kids don't realize how sentimental most moms are....after my mom passed away, I was going thru her things and found cards (birthday, mothers day, Christmas etc. etc.) she had saved from when I was in elementary school, letters I had written her telling her how much I loved her, etc. How many other people do you think would hang on to what is essentially non-sense junk for so many years? I have done the same with stuff my son has given me...to me it is as valuable as gold!


Maggie-Doodle, you are so right! After my father died, I found in the bottom of a drawer in his nightstand a Father's Day card I had sent him in 1963 or 1964! It meant so much to me that he had kept it all those years, even with all the packing and unpacking they had done with all their moves throughout the years.

[Hermione]

One suggestion for those with elderly moms -- a Black & Decker jar opener. Women lose strength in their hands as they age and jars get to be a real challenge. I got my mom one several years ago and it's been invaluable.

[Fish-Bait]

Thinking about Mother's Day brings back an old memory and a lesson learned....My stepfather bought my mom a new iron for Mother's Day. Now she can always say "member that iron?" and he tucks his tail and crawls back into the dog house....it was hilarious at the time listening to him get his butt chewed!

[Fishing Girl]

Mothers are very special people. They are the ones that take care of everything no matter what else is going on. I lost my mother in 2000 to cancer and to this day I can picture her in the green house or in the yard with her flowers & plants. She was the most beautiful person in the world.

What I wouldn't give to be able to have my mother back but I know she is with God in heaven watching over me. I have always loved rainbows and to this day when I see a rainbow I know that is mom letting me know she is o.k. The day of her funeral it was raining and as I was driving my dad back to the house the sky cleared and the most beautiful double rainbow appeared. It was increditable. When the family got to the house to eat lunch it was like this calm came over me, because I knew she is still with me.

I am blessed to have a mother-in-law that I call mom. She is very important to me and I give her a big hug & kiss everytime I see her.

I just want to say to all the mothers out there:

:clap: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!:clap:

[dream member]

Riien's mother and then his foster mother both died of cancer. He calls my mother...mom. He adores her! At first, he was afraid to call her mom, thought it would offend me...I'm glad he can have a relationship like that with her...both of his parents have passed away. :(

He never really had a mother or father figure...I think sometimes I take it for granted.

[Butterball]

A Mother's love is forever... and nothing can take the place of that love in one's life. I am fortunate to still have my parents (86/84). I missed Christmas and some of the other family days because of work but I get to be home for Mother's Day and 'mom' will be getting a card, a gift, and a long visit. I treasure each moment with her (and Dad) and never miss out on an opportunity to tell them both I love them (something little boys and young men have a hard time saying out loud to their parents until they are 'really' grown and understand just what parents have done for them).

Thank God for mothers------ You ladies deserve so much more from us, your sons (and daughters). It sure has made me a better parent to know my mother's love!